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The Baltimore Brigade's inaugural season came to a halt in the semifinals of the Arena Football League on Saturday with a 69-54 loss to the three-time defending champion Philadelphia Soul. The Soul (14-1) advanced to the Aug. 26 ArenaBowl XXX against the winner of Monday's matchup between Tampa Bay and Cleveland. Brigade quarterback Shane Boyd threw for 324 yards and seven touchdowns, including four to Reggie Gray. Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh threw for nine touchdowns and was named the game's MVP. The Brigade were the first expansion franchise to make the playoffs in their inaugural season since the Portland Thunder in...

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The Baltimore Brigade's inaugural season came to a halt in the semifinals of the Arena Football League on Saturday with a 69-54 loss to the three-time defending champion Philadelphia Soul. The Soul (14-1) advanced to the Aug. 26 ArenaBowl XXX against...

Monumental Sports & Entertainment is engaged in active conversations with Capital One about renaming Verizon Center, and a person familiar with the deal suggested that an announcement could be made by next week. The existing naming rights deal with...

The Washington Capitals have re-signed goaltender Philipp Grubauer to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. Grubauer, 25, posted a 13-6-2 record with three shutouts, a 2.04 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage in 24 games with the Capitals during...

The Washington Capitals re-signed right wing Andre Burakovsky to a two-year, $6 million contract. Burakovsky, 22, had 12 goals and 23 assists in 64 games with the Capitals during this past season, recording career highs in assists and plus/minus (+13)....

Less than 24 hours after clearing salary cap room by trading left wing Marcus Johansson to the New Jersey Devils, the Washington Capitals used their new roster flexibility to sign right wing Devante Smith-Pelly to a one-year, two-way contract that will...

In a summer when the Washington Capitals have shown little restraint in spending, the organization made its biggest deal yet Sunday night by signing restricted free-agent center Evgeny Kuznetsov to an eight-year, $62.4 million contract extension. But...

The Washington Capitals have re-signed left wing Brett Connolly to a two-year, $3 million contract, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced. Connolly, 25, had 15 goals and eight assists in 66 games with the Capitals during...

Travis Crane, a Parkville native who spent this past season as the volunteer coach for the Ohio State men's lacrosse team, has been promoted to assistant coach with the Buckeyes on the staff of head coach Nick Myers. Crane, an Eastern Tech grad, helped...

Stanford swimmer Katie Ledecky won the Honda Cup on Monday night as the nation's top college female athlete.
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The Washington Capitals have made their first splash of the summer, and it's keeping a key part of its team from the past two seasons. Before the first round of the NHL draft started Friday night, Washington re-signed right wing T.J. Oshie to an...

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The NHL plans to announce an outdoor game at the Naval Academy on Monday, and the Washington Capitals are expected to be the home team against the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The game, expected to be...

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Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 36 shots and rookie Jake Guentzel took advantage of a fortunate bounce for his playoff-leading eighth goal and the defending Stanley...

Kevin Shattenkirk scored 3:13 into overtime and the Washington Capitals overcame a late collapse in regulation to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, on Monday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Marcus Johansson stuffed his second goal of the game past Frederik Andersen 6:31 into overtime, lifting the Washington Capitals to a series-winning 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 6 on Sunday night.
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The Orioles chose right-hander Alec Asher from their cast of rotation candidates at Triple-A Norfolk to start Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, manager Buck Showalter announced Thursday.
Asher, who was acquired by the Orioles in a trade with...

The Orioles are in Toronto tonight to play the Blue Jays. The Capitals are in Washington, getting set to play the Maple Leafs in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
Sensing an opportunity to needle their friends from up north, the Orioles decided to...

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